Grain in Ear is the ninth solar term in the twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar and the third solar term of summer. It is when the sun reaches 75° of the ecliptic longitude, marking the official start of midsummer. So, what should we pay attention to when maintaining health during the Grain in Ear season? As the summer sun fills the branches, the leap month of April arrives as expected. Regarding this unusual and confusing special month, Shuimoxiansheng.com has compiled a special article on the leap April 2020 for everyone. Let’s learn about it together!What should we pay attention to when maintaining health during the Grain in Ear season?(1) Strengthen heart care. Especially the elderly should consciously adjust their mental state, maintain a calm state of mind and a smooth flow of emotions, and avoid extreme sadness or joy, anger or depression, so as to avoid hurting their heart, body and mind.(2) Replenish water in time. Due to the hot weather, the human body sweats a lot, so we must pay attention to replenishing water in time to prevent dehydration and heat stroke. In particular, the majority of candidates and parents who are about to take the college entrance examination should pay close attention to weather changes. If they encounter high temperature weather, it is best to make preparations for heatstroke prevention and cooling down in advance. (3) The diet should be light, easily digestible and rich in vitamins. You can eat more foods that clear away heat and dampness, such as bitter gourd, wax gourd, peach, strawberry, tomato, cucumber, etc. (4) In terms of daily life, go to bed late and get up early. Get appropriate sunlight exposure, but avoid direct sunlight and take precautions against heatstroke; it is best to take a short nap at noon, 30 minutes to 1 hour is appropriate. Dietary recommendationsFirst drink: green plum wine or sour plum soup <br /> Reason for the list: The custom of boiling plums during Grain in Ear has existed for a long time. People in the south tend to boil plums, while people in the north are more accustomed to drinking sour plum soup during Grain in Ear. It is relatively simple to make at home. You can boil black plums with licorice, hawthorn, rock sugar, and osmanthus.It is a refreshing drink that you cannot miss in the hot summer. It can promote salivation, quench thirst, and stimulate the appetite. It has the effects of promoting qi and dispersing blood stasis, restraining lung qi, relieving restlessness and calming the mind. It can also prevent excessive sweating from consuming qi and damaging yin. In the 21st chapter of the classic novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there is a passage called "Discussing Heroes over Green Plum Wine". Cao Cao brought Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei back to Xuchang, and Emperor Xian recognized Liu Bei as his uncle. First melon: Eat watermelon in hot weather, no need to take medicine <br /> Reason for being on the list: Watermelon is cool in nature, sweet in taste, and has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, promoting body fluid and quenching thirst, and promoting diuresis and relieving restlessness. People who drink alcohol frequently have a tendency to be hot in their bodies. Eating watermelon regularly can help clear away heat and fever, and also strengthen the liver's ability to remove alcohol toxicity. We sweat a lot in the summer, and as the sweat is discharged, a lot of nutrients are lost. Eating some watermelon properly can not only make up for the lost water but also increase nutrition. Fresh watermelon juice and tender rind can increase skin elasticity, reduce wrinkles and add radiance. First porridge: Mung bean porridge for removing heat <br /> Reason for being on the list: Mung bean is known as "the best food and the food that can save the world". Mung beans can be used as both food and medicine. They can be used to clear away heat and detoxify, relieve summer heat, and promote diuresis. They can also treat summer heat, thirst, edema, etc. You can make mixed bean porridge with rice or other beans such as black beans, which can supplement more trace elements and B vitamins. First dish: Eat more bitter food to relieve the heat .<br /> Reason for being on the list: After Grain in Ear, the dampness gradually increases. The dampness will make people feel weak and tired, and the body's metabolism will also slow down. Therefore, it is more important to choose light and warm food, and eat some bitter food appropriately. Generally, bitter things have the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, purging heat and nourishing yin, and entering the heart meridian and spleen and stomach meridian. For example, bitter gourd, lotus seeds, kale, buckwheat, etc., as the saying goes, eating food in a bitter summer will make the summer less bitter. First grain: Job's tears removes dampness and warms the body <br /> Reason for being on the list: With the increase of rainfall, the dampness increases, so eat some red beans, lotus seeds, lentils, and Job's tears appropriately. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: Job's tears can "strengthen the spleen and stomach, nourish the lungs and clear away heat. It can be cooked into rice and used to treat cold air." Cooking porridge with Job's tears in the summer is a good tonic for cooling off and keeping fit. Porridge is easy to digest. It can not only help replenish the water consumed by excessive sweating, but also quickly replenish blood sugar and energy. Summary: Finally, I hope everyone can arrange their work and rest time reasonably, adjust their eating habits in time, relax their mind, and prepare to spend the summer in health! |
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